Day One

9:00 Alabama State Capitol
The Capitol was constructed in 1846 and became the first capitol of the Confederacy on February 18, 1861. A gold star in front of the Capitol marks the spot where Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederacy, stood to take his oath of office.

10:30 Confederate Memorial
The Confederate Memorial is located on the northern part of the lawn of the state capitol. Jefferson Davis returned to Montgomery for the last time in April of 1886 to lay the cornerstone of this beautiful monument.

11:00 First White House of the Confederacy
Located across Washington Street from the Capitol, Jefferson Davis’ Family lived in this house for 3 months before the decision was made to move the capitol to Richmond, VA.

12:30 Lunch
at one of Montgomery’s Local favorites

1:30 The Alabama Department of Archives and History Building
The State of Alabama Department of Archives and History displays many artifacts from the Civil War.

3:30 The Confederate Post Office
Located on the corner of Washington and Perry Streets, it was the only post office that actually was profitable. It was the only building in Montgomery that was built as an earthquake proof building.

4:00 The Winter Building
Located at 2 Dexter Avenue, this is where the telegram was sent from the Confederate Secretary of War, I.P. Walker, to Charleston, SC, authorizing the Confederate General to fire on Fort Sumter the next day. General Beauregard began the bombardment of Fort Sumter the very next day, and the Civil War had begun.

Day Two

9:00 St. John’s Episcopal Church
Located on the corner of Madison and Perry Streets, Jefferson Davis’ family attended this church while here in Montgomery. The original pew where they worshiped is still in the church.

9:45 Alabama’s Confederate Prison
Near the corner of Coosa and Tallapoosa streets from Mid-April to December 1862, a confederate military prison held 700 Union soldiers most captured at Shiloh. Nearly 198 died in captivity, the survivors were moved to Tuscaloosa, AL in December 1862.

10:30 Oakwood Cemetery
Many Confederate soldiers’ gravesites are located in this cemetery.